The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-05-25
WHOLE NUMBER 1879.

On account or the old peoples reunion,
the meeting of the farmers union club of
Antwerp will be postponed until the second
Wednesday in June, at @. Hoskins
Farmers ought to get all their wool is
worth by bringing il to the Paw Paw market.
Two more buyers are in the field, Edwin
Martin and l. b. Conner, making four in
all. See their cards elsewhere in this paper.
All friends of the old soldiers who have
flowers to be used on Memorial Day are
requested to deliver them at the town hall in
this village at as early an hour as is practical
BILE. committee will be there to receive
them. The ladies are also requested to
assemble at the hall in the morning and
assist in arranging the flowers in proper
shape.
Ex-Supervisor Free united with the A. o.
u. w. at the last session of Paw Paw lodge.
John knows good thing when he sees it.
Every able-bodied business man in town,
under the age of fifty years, ought to be
member of that institution. AS O mutual
insurance society, it is second to none. IL
possesses nothing in common with the
"graveyarders."
Parties were violating the law last Sunday
evening by spearing fish in the river. First
thing they know, they will be turned over to
the care of the fish warden. They had SEN
tinels posted to give warning of approaching
danger. Men who will deliberately violate
the law of the state are not entitled to be
called first class citizens and cannot expect
to be so considered.
We don't like to hear it spoken of as a
Decoration Day." The natural signifcation
of that name is that il is a day of pleasure
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given it by the old soldiers, name that sig
nifes that the day is consecrated, set apart
and made sacred to the memory of those
who sacrificed their lives on the altar of
their country. BY all means, let it be called
Memorial Day
The South Haven Messenger has been In
vestlgating the Loyal Life Association one
of the alleged graveyard insurance companies.
and is of the opinion that the company has
been successful in generating itself from
the charges made by the Legislative committee
of investigation. A diligent search through
the columns of the Messenger, however,
failed to reveal the existence of the custo-
mary . fifteen reasons why people should
insure in the Loyal Life
Paw Paw ought not to be behind our sis
ter villages in the matter of good base ball
nine. There are a number of excellent play
ers here, but there seems TO be no one who
can successfully occupy the box. On that
account, the boys have not yet perfected an
organization. II is to be hoped they may
soon find successful "curver" who can fill
the place in a satisfactory manner and enable
them to "do" the Decaturs who fondly i'm
agine themselves to be the champions of the
county.
The contract has been let for digging the
proposed Kalamazoo gas Well. Our people
will watch the experiment with good deal
of interest. No "gas craze" has yet struck
this community and probably it is just as
well that we should let our more populous
and wealthy neighbor try her luck first
Should she draw prize from the bowels of
the earth, it would then be worth while for
our citizens to dig for "buried treasure"
The natural conditions here and at Kalama
zoo are quite similar and whatever may be
found there would be quite likely to be found
here if looked after.
The following is the programme of exer-
cises for the old settlers reunion at Four
Mile Lake on Wednesday next, beginning at
ten o'clock a. M: Opening song, prayer,
minutes of last meeting, address of president,
reports of executive committees, song, picnic
dinner, music, election of officers, paper by
Hon. A. b. Copley on "The Pottawatomes,"
paper by ID. Woodman on events of the
early history of Paw Paw" music, essay by
Mrs. T.. Nj. Brown" Events of pioneer life,'
five minute speeches, closing song. A large
attendance and good time are anticipated.
special train will leave Lawton at $40 a.
m, Paw Paw at 9:10, arriving at the lake at
9:45. One fare for the round trip on all
trains
Passing through the court house hall, just
after the arraignment of Quackenbush ct al,
on Monday last, we heard Hartford lady
giving Prosecuting Attorney Chandler what
might be termed an inverted blessing. q
think" said she, it's perfect shame to put
it all onto those three boys, when one was
Just as much to blame as another. Oh How
wish was man." said she with clinched
hands and flashing eyes. She didn't say just
what she would do if it were possible for her
to undergo the suggested physical transforma-
ton, but we inferred she would give Mr..
Chandler an lawful licking"-if she were
great big man. AS it is, we wouldn't like to
warrant him against terrible tongue-lashing
if the irate II. /. should have chance to adj
minister it. She fully demonstrated her
ability in that line, greatly to the edification
of the gaping crowd that surrounded her.
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